by Tele | May 30, 2012 | Alaska, Culture, Reading & Writing
Greetings from the Juneau Airport! Remember that last halibut trip we made? Turns out we nailed our poundage, got everything we needed. We spent the next few days cleaning up – scrubbing every last drop of halibut slime and blood, taking the longline gear...
by Tele | May 30, 2012 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Longlining, Women in Fishing
Marlin, Joel and I spent the first half of May waiting to go halibut fishing. Just getting to our destination, a shallow plateau over 40 miles offshore, required more than a day’s run. We’d been watching for a four to five day weather...
by Tele | May 15, 2012 | Alaska, Culture, Hooked Favorites, Sitka
No halibut on deck here… Consistent storms have tethered us to the dock for two weeks, waiting out weather like 45 knot winds and 22-foot seas. We take it for what it is – what else can you do? – but watching steady gray sheets pouring down the cabin windows...
by Tele | May 3, 2012 | F/V Nerka, Longlining, Reading & Writing
One of my lit star heroes is Ariel Gore. As a social worker, I pressed Atlas of a Human Heart into the hands of the young women I worked with, one after another. And a ragged copy of her guide, How to Become a Famous Writer Before...
by Tele | May 2, 2012 | Commercial Fishing, Reading & Writing, Women in Fishing
The harbor wi-fi’s been coöperative this week, keeping me distracted with all kinds of internet goodness – including some friends’ achievements! Longtime readers have already heard me rave about Cami Ostman. We worked together in Seattle’s homeless youth...
